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H. J. MEGLEY TYPOGRAPHICAL MOLD Filed Nov. 11, 1922 5 Sheets- Sheet 4Sept. 28 1926 v H. J. MEGLEY TYPOGRAPHICAL MOLD 5 sheets sheet 5 FiledNov. 11-, 1922 gya Patented Sept. "28 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

HARLEY J. FIEGLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. I

TYPOGRAPHICAL MOLD.

Application flleg November 11, 1922. Serial No. 600,212.

tion, the rupture or breaking of which sepa- .rates theline from thegate. The casting of the desired line ready for insertion into thegrooved or chased holder of the printing machine without the performanceof further operations upon it slmplifies and decreases the cost offurnishing the type for a desired run on such a machine, simplifies, anddecreases the cost of setting up thety'pe and using the machine andimproves the results ,secured... r It, is an object of my presentinvention to improve and standardize the mechanical construction,assembly and relation between atlng means carried thereby;

the parts of such a mold; V,

Another object-is to provide means for preventing the-lodging of typemetal in the mold from interfering with the functioning thereof;.

Another object is'the PI'OViSiOIlgQf means for holding the casting jawsagainst movement during the casting operation;

Another object is the provision of an improved arrangement for spreadingor separating the mold jaws topermit ejection of thelineorslugpj Afurther object is to'provide a relatively large faced type withoutmaterially increasing the dimensions of the slug itself, and means forcastihg'such a line or slug;

A still further object is the provision 'of means in themold foradjusting the position of the matrices and thereby the-pos tioning ofthe characters formedalong the slug; Furt r objects and" advantages of'my resent invention will a pear from the folowing detailed descriptionand the claims, "taken with an inspection of mold wheel of a typecasting machine show- I i line 18?18 of Fig. 17;

the acconipanying a mold embodying my invention in con nectiontherewith; A

F g. 2 1s a top plan view of the mold; Fig. 3 1s a front elevationalview of the mold with the front base plate removed;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line of Fig. 3;

F1 5 1s a transverse section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig.3;

Fig. is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the casting jaws in s readrelatlon;

Fig. 7 is a longitu nal horizontal section 1 taken on the line 77 ofFig. 3; i

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal horizontal section taken on the line 8-8 ofFig.v 3;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary front elevational.

view of the mold, with the casting jaws and front base plate removedand' the transversely ertending stems of the spreading members insection;

Fig. 10 is an elevational view, partially 1 I broken away of the nner orrear face of the upper jaw member;

Fig. 11 1s a diagrammatic side elevational view-ofthe mold wheel andassociated vice' frame;

Fig. 12 is an isometric view of one. of the banking blocks showing the.spreader actu- Fig. 13 is an isometric view of one upper jaw retractingmembers;

of the r Fig. 14 is an isometric view of one ofthe jaw spreadingorseparating members;

F 1g. 15 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line1-5.15 of.

Fig. 1 showing one of the devices for holding the casting jaws againstmovement durin the easting'operation;

ig. 16 is afragmentary elevational. view of one end of the innerface ofthe front base plate; Y

Fig. 17 is a' fragmentary front elevational fied form of devicefor'holding the jaws against movement "during the casting operation; I v

Fig. 18 is-a vertical section taken on the Fig. 19. is a fragmentarysectional'viewsimilar to Fig. 4 showingrthe form of upper casting jawemployed for casting a rel'' atively large faced sl g} and . view of oneend of the mold showing a modi- Fig. 21 is a similar view showing a slugcast with a relatively large printing or character carrying surface.

In the embodiment of the present invention which I have selected forillustration, 1 designates the mold wheel provided with openings 2 inwhich the molds aremounted. The wheel or mold carrier 1 which is of theusual formation is rotated and moved axially to position the moldssuccessively for' the reception of a charge of type metal and forejection of the slug in the usual or'any preferred manner which may, ofcourse, be varied within the scope of my present invention.

For the purposes of this-disclosure, I have shown one mold carrying outmy present invention and one mold 3 of the usual or,

standard formation attached to the front face of the wheel or disc 1.The molds 3 and 5 are interchangeable and it will, of course, beunderstood that more than one of either of said molds may be employedand that they may be attached in any desired relation or combinationabout the face of the mold wheel, and that the machine may be operatedwith molds of one form on the carrier at one time and with molds of theother form on the carrier at another time, as desired. In the articularmachine shown, the type metal is squirted or run into the molds at thepoint in the cycle of movement in which the mold 5 is positioned inFigure 1 and ejection is effected at the point in which the mold 3 isshown. lVhile this arrangement may also be varied, it will be apparent,as this description proceeds that the means of my present invention isadapted to be embodied and the invention practiced with very littlechange in the casting machines now in neral use.

The mold 5 comprises a base member 6 upon which a cap member 7 ismounted, dowel pins 8 securely holding the opposed casting faces ofthese mold arts in alignment. The base 6 and cap 7 are providedin thepresent instance with extensions 9 projecting longitudinally beyond theends, of the mold proper and the under surfaces of these extensions areproperly finished to seat upon lugs or blocks 10 carried by andprojectingfrom the face of the wheel 1, the mounting surfaces of thelugs 10 being in alignment and so positioned that when the extensions 9rest thereupon the mold will be properly positioned on the wheel.Swiv'eled screws or bolts 11 pivoted in the lugs 10 are adapted to beswung int?) slots 12 in the opposite ends of the extensions 9 and theco-operating nuts tightened to clamp the mold securely in place. Themold 3 is similarly clamped in place as shown. The base 6 and cap 7 areheld together by co-operation with the mold wheel upon mounting the moldthereupon or they may ferred manner.

The inner or under surface of the cap member 7 of the mold 5 is recessedat 13 to form the space 14 in which the gate 15 of the slug line 16(Fig. is cast. The opposite ends of the casting space 14 are defined bydownwardly extending portions 17 formed integral with the cap 7, andconstituting in effect the spacers or liners of the mold gate. When aslug or line of different length or thickness is desired the cap 7 maybe replaced with another cap with the projections 17 proportioned togive the desired thickness or length or the liners may be made inseparate interchangeable pieces as well understood in the art.

The outer face of the base 6 is recessed or relieved at 18 to receive afront or outer face plate 19 which extends over the surface 18 and'issecured thereto as by means of screws 20. The upper portion of thesurface 18 is offset at 21 and the inner casting jaw 22 is mounted uponsaid surface 21 between a pair of jaw retracting members 23 and 24 withits integral depending flange 25 extending down between the surface 21and the outer face plate 19. The ledges 26 along the upper edge of theplate 19 constitute a matrix keeper for properly positioning the line ofmatrices, before the mold, for the casting operation as well understoodand the openings in ,the' plate 19 through which the shanks of thescrews 20 extend are sufficiently large to provide play therebetweenwhich permits adjustment of the plate 19 and the matrix positioningledges 26 carried thereby over the surface 21. Adjustment of the plate19 to adjust the positioning of the matrices is accomplished by screws30 which thread through the forwardly extending flange 31 along thelower edge of the base 6 and engage the inner or lower edge of the plate19;

The outerface of the cap 7 is offset to provide a surface 35 upon whichthe outer casting jaw 36 is mounted with its lower portion offset at 37out over the ledge 38 for movement over the outer surface of said ledgein the plane of movement of the cooperating inner jaw 22. The upwardlyextending flange 39 of the jaw 36 is provided with elongated openings 10through which the shanks of screws 41, threaded into the cap member 7,extend and serve to properly guide and maintain the positioning of theouter jaw 36. The openings 40 are countersunk to receive the-heads ofthe screws 41, and sleeves 42'about the shanks of the screws 41, conformclosely to said shanks and to the widths of the openings '40.

The inner jaw 22 is provided with extensions 45 projectinglongitudinally beyond members 23 and 24. The outer jaw 36 is ,providedwith extensions 48 projecting longitudinally beyond the opposite ends ofthe flange portion 39 through grooves 49 formed in the retractingmembers 23 and 24 by offsetting the upper. ends of said members asshownat-50 in Figure 13. The opposing faces of the extensions 45 and 48are tapered or inclined upwardly and down-- wardly respectively to theouter faces of the casting jaws as shown at 51 and 52 and a pair ofspreading or jaw separating members 55 provided with V heads 56 of wedgeformation are mounted in the mold with the 'thicker ends of the wedge-heads at the front so that when pushed rearward from theirnormalposition as shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 6, they willcooperate with the tapered surfaces of the extensions 45 andj48 of thejaws 22 and 36 re spectively to spread on wedge the jaw members apartand permit ejection of the type line or slug from the mold. The taper orspreading or wedge members 55 when the mold wheel is positioned with"the mold in ejecting position and moved toward the frame 64 and move orpush said members 55 rearwardly to spread or separate the casting jaws.. The surfaces 68 of the blocks 62 form banking shoulders whichfinally engage the outer faces of the movable jaws to} effective lybrace the same during the ejecting operation. The screws may be removedwhen the machine is to be run with the usual or ordinary molds alone orby providing slight recesses in theordinary molds to receive the headsofsaid screws; removal of the screws is not necessary. Operatlon of oneor more of the molds 5 1n combination ,w1th one or 'more of the usualorordinary molds or operation of a setof either type of said molds aloneis thereby permitted without disturbing the mounting of-the screws 60.

The stems or shanks 70 of thewedge or spreading members 55 projectrearwjirdly through openings 71- formed in the retracting arms 23 and 24adjacent the grooved or ofl'set portions 50 in said'a'rms and throughopenings 72 through the cap member 7.

' The lower or inner surfaces of the stems 70 are notched at 73, and theouter edge of the inner jaw 22 is normally projected into said notches73 thereby preventing accidental displacement of the wedge or spreadingmembers 55, when the mold jaws are in closed condition. When in opencondition accidentaldisplacementof the members 55 is, of course,prevented by engagement of the actuating devices 60 therewith.

The retracting arms 23 and 24, the flanges 75 at the outer ends-of whichengage the upper or outer surfaces of the extensions 48 of the outer jaw36 extend over the surface 21 and through channels 76. The arms 23 and24 are guided in the channels 76 which extend through the base 18 andflange 31. The inner ends of the arms 23 and 24 terminate 'in projectingstems 78 threaded to receive nuts 80'between which and washer 81, coiledsprings 82 are interposed. .These springs 82 yieldingly maintain theouter jaw 36 in closed position.

The inner jaw 221s yieldingly maintained in closed position by springs85 arranged about stems 86 threaded or otherwise fixedly secured in'theinner edge of the base-6. The springs 85 are interposed between nuts 87on the free'ends of the stems 8'5 and washers 88 and act through saidwashers 88 and pins 89 upon the; inner edge of theflange 25 of the innerjaw 22. Thepins 89 are slidingly mounted ilf suitably drilled openingsthrough the lower; outstanding portion 18 and flange 31 of the moldbase.

To preclude possible interference; with the pins 89 the adjacen portionsof the inner face of the front base-plate 19 are'milled as shown at 90in Figs. 4 and 16.

The opposing casting faces of the jaw members 22 and 36 are providedwith longitudinally extending tongues or ridges 91 for forming thedesired grooves in the opposite sides 'of the line portion of the slugin the casting operation. Of course, these'opposing casting faces may beformed to provide any other desired retention means along the a typeline for mounting and holding the same in theparticular multigraph,rotary press or other machine in which it is to be used. Spaced inwardlyslightly from the tongues or ridges 91, the casting faces of the jaws 22and 36 are provided with shoulders which extend into close proximity toform the bottom surface of the type line. The casting faces of the jawsare inclined 'or tapered from the reduced mold opening or neck thusformed to the rear faces of the jaws as shown at 92 in Fig. 4.

The opposite ends of the casting space between the jaws 22 and 36 aredefined by sup- 'plemental liner pieces 93- -93 and 95-95. The opposingend" defining edges of each air. of these supplemental liner piecesregister with the opposing end definin edges of the liner portions 17 ofthe cap The supplemental liner" pieces are secured by screws 96 to theopposedgcasting faces of the jaws 22" and 36.

To prevent-the lodging of type metal in the mold from interfering withthe proper functioning of the mold the faces of the supplemental linerpieces 93 are provided with projecting knife ed es 98 along 'the outerand end defining e ges (Figs. 8 and 10) which engage the faces of theliner pieces 95 when the n'aold jaws are in closed position. In case'oflodging of type metal between these parts, the knife-like edges 98 cutor bite through any such lodged metal into proper engagement with theliners 95.

and the proper closing of the mold is not interfered with, the recessedfaces of the liners 93 receiving any metal that is spread or displacedby such cutting or biting through the same by the edges 98.

To the same end the jaw extensions and 48 are provided with knife-likeedges 100 for engagement with the tongue-like portion 101 of the cap 7,and the rear face of the offset portion 37 of the outer jaw 36 isgrooved longitudinally as shown at 102 in Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 10 for knifeedge engagement with the outer face of the ledge 38 of the ap 7. Therear face of the inner jaw 22 is grooved longitudinally as shown at 103for knife edge engagement with the face 21 of the base 6. In that theright-hand end (Fig. 3) of the mold extends downwardly when the jaws arespaced to permit ejection and then permitted to close, I find itdesirable to cut off the corners of extensions 9 adjacent the right-handends of the jaws 22 and 36 as shown at 105 in Figs. 2, 3 and 9, topermit any type metal loosely lodged in the mold or cut awa in theclosing of the jaws to drop from t e mold.

In operation the mold wheel 1 is rotated to position the mold 3 for thecasting operation, in this instance in the position shown in Fig. 1. Atthis point the type metal is squirted or run into the mold between thebase and inner jaw member on one side and the cap and outer jaw on theother side. After the casting of the slug "the mold wheel revolves toposition the mold 3 in the position in which the mold 3 is shown inFigure 1. The axial movement at this point engages the heads of, screws60 with'the wedge or spreading members 55 moving said members rearwardland wedging the jaw members of the moid apart to permit ejection of thetype line. formed. When the jaws are opened the ejector blade 110 (Fig.11) is projected into engagement with the inner'edge of the gate oftheslug and forces the slug out from the mold between spaced knifemembers 111 which trim the slug and remove any burs. The relativelygreat taper of the wedge opening formed by the bevel or wedge faces 0the casting jaws permits the springs 82 and 85 to close the jaws andreturn the spreading devices to their original position. I find 1npractice that thereis a tendency of the casting jaws towards separationin the casting operation due to the force of the entering metal. Toovercome this I provide locking means comprising a pair of arms l15115pivoted in the opposite ends of groove 116 extending longitudinallythrough the front face of the face plate 19 along the outer or upperedge thereof of (Fig. 1 upon the pins 117. The rear edges of eac of thearms is provided with a wedge like portion 118 which extends through anopening 119 and the plate 19 for engagement with the opposite ends ofthe flange 25 of the inner jaw 22 and the adjacent edges of the outerjaw retracting members 23 and 24 which edges are all inclined or taperedas shown at 120 in Figures 3 and 15 for cooperation therewith. Coiledsprings 121 mounted in openings in the rear face of the plate 19 actagainst'flange 22 to normally relieve the engagement of the wedgeprotections 118 with the tapered or inclined edges 120. The free ends ofthe arms 115 normally project from the groove 116. Engagement with thevice jaws in the casting operation swing the arms 115 inwardly andforces the wedge projections into secure engagement with the taperededges 120 to ositively lock the jaw members 22 an 36 against movementduring the casting operation.

In Figures 17 and '18 I have illustrated a modification of the means forlocking the jaws against movement during the casting operation. In thiscase the arms 11'5-115 are mounted upon the faces of extensions 9 of thebase and cap of the mold which faces are recessed to receive the samefor movement about the pins 117. The free ends of the arms 115115 areprovided with outer and inner tapered edges 120 be tween whichcorrespondingly tapered edges 125 of the jaws 22 and 36 are engaged inthe casting operation and the jaws thereby locked against movement.Release of this engagementmay be accomplished as before by suitablesprings mounted in the mold extension 9. I v

The finished slug is shown in Fig. 20. It comprises the pe or line oftype 16 the height h of Which is adopted for arrangement in the printingmachine, joined through a reduced weakened or relatively fragileconnecting portion 131 with a gate 15 which makes up the width or heightwhich is found in the casting mechanism. The outer or upper face of theline 16 carries the printing characters or letters 133 found in theembodiment shown by running the molten metal into the desired line ofmatrices assembled. in the vice jaws in the usual manher; The grooves ornicks 134 east in the opposite sides of the line provide for mountingand holding the same in the multigraph machine, rotary press or thelike. The castthe desired line ready for insertion into the printingmachine with which it is to be used without further operations upon it.v

To cast a relatively large or wide faced type. without materiallyincreasing thedi-- mensions of the slug itself I provide outer jaw 135(Fig. 19) wlth the groove 136 along the-front edge of the longitudinaltongue or ridge 91' of a width to makethe casting dimension h of thejaws of the mold proper for the width of type space desired. This groove136 is shown wider than the groove, 13S. Thatportion of the jam 36 whichextends out over the ledge 38 is extended up to permit enlargement ofthe groove 136 to cast the relatively large printing face. Each groovemay ofcourse be enlarged equally to give the desired dimension insteadof increasing the widthof only one groove or the lower groove may beenlarged alone to give the desired dimension.

The slug produced with the groove 136 oi increased w1dth is shown inFigure 21 with its relatively wide flange 140 and correspondingly wideface 141. The other di-., mensions of the slug are not increased and theother dimensions of the mold are therefore not changed nor the operationinterbe made within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim a 1. In a mold for casting a slug'of the class described, a bodyportion, a spread-- able jaw portion, and meansother than the slug forspreading said jaw portion without spreading saidbod-yportiQn, saidmeans bein carried by the mold and seated in said he y portion.

' 2. In a mold for casting a slug of the class Y described, a stationarybody portion constituting a mold -for a portion of the op- 55 ositefaces of a slug, spreadable jaw memrs constituting a mold for anotherortion of, said faces and means'other than t e slug seated in saidstatiopary body portion for spreading said jaw members.

3.In.a; mold for casting a slug. of the class described, astationarybody portion constituting a mold for a portion of the oposite faces of aslug, spreadable jaw mem-' ers constituting a mold for another por tionof said faces, means other than the-slug seated in said stationary bodyportion and adapted for spreading said jaw members,

. said means having a shank slidably mounted in the stationary bodyportion of themold, and 'a wedge shaped" head adjacent the spreadablejaw members.

4:- In a mold for casting a slug of the class described, a body portion,a spreadable jaw portion, and a spreading member seated in and forming apermanent part of the mold, said spreading member being independent ofthe slug and having a nontapered shank slidable in the body portion ofthe mold, and a wedge .shaped head on said shank adjacent the spreadablejaw pornon.

5. The combination with a slug casting mold having means for. formingretention means on the slug for securing the slug in a holder orcarrier, of means other than the slug for moving a said retentionforming means only torelease the slug, said means being mounted in themold and permitting selective use of the, mold with a mold of the usualformation.

6. In a mold for castinga described, a. body opening, spreadab e jawmeans defining casting opening conti ous the castlng opening in the bodyportion, said spreadable jaw means having means for forming retenslug ofthe class 'tion means on the slug for securing the, slug withoutsimilarly increasing the opening in,

the body portion of the mold, Sflld; means being independent of theslug;

7. In a slug'easting mold of the class de-' scribed, the combinationwith spreadable jaw means having means for forming retention means on eby the mold and independeilt of the slug ortion having a casting a slugand means carried for spreading said jaw means to release the retentionmeans of non-spreadable means for holding the slug in position uponspreading of said jaw means.

8. The combination with a mold including spreadable jaw means of meanscarried .by the mold for spreading said jaw means to open the mold, saidjaw means engagmg with said spreading means to hold the sai the mold isclosed.

9. The combination ing spreadable jaw means of means carried by the moldfor spreading said jaw means, said jaw means holding said spreadingmeans against displacement. when the jaw means is closed, and releasingsaid spreading means when opened. Y 10. In a mold of the classdescribed, a body portion, a pair of spreadable jaw, members,

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spreading means against, displacement when 1 with a mold includ meanscarried by the mold and adapted for spreading said jaw members, one ofsaid jaw members projecting toward the other jaw member and intocooperation with said spreading means for holding said spreading meansagainst displacement.

11. In a mold of the class described, a body portion, a pair ofspreadable jaw members mounted for spreading movementon said bodyportion, a spreading member for spreading said jaw members, saidspreading member comprisin a non-tapered shank slidably mounted in thebody portion, a wedge-shaped head adjacent the spreadable jaw members,and a recess in said shank adjacent said head, one of the spreadable jawmembers engaging in said recess when said jaw members are closed to holdsaid spreading member against displacement.

12. The combination with a mold having spreading casting jaws, means forspreading said casting jaws, and means for closing said jaws, said jawclosing means forming the sole means for returning said spreading meansto normal position.

13. In combination, a mold having spreadable casting jaws, spreadingmeans mounted between the jaws for sliding movement at substantiallyright angles to the closing and opening movement of the jaws, and meansfor closing said casting jaws, said jaw closing means forming the solemeans for re turning said spreading means to normal position in theclosing movement of the jaws.

14. The combination with a mold having spreadable casting jaws havinginclined surfaces, of a spreading device having inclined surfacescooperable with the inclined surfaces of said jaws and adapted forspread ing said jaws, said inclined surfaces cooperating to return thespreading device to its normal position b the closing of the jaws.

15. In a mold o the class described, a pair of spreadable casting jaws,and means for spreading said jaws, said spreading means being carriedbyand forming a permanent part of the mold and being returned to normalposition by the closing movement of the aws.

16. The combination with a mold having spreadable jaw means, of meansacting in the direction of the spreading movement of said jaw means forpreventing the lodging of type metal from interfering with the relativepositioning of the jaw means.

I 17. The combination with a mold having a pa r of spreadable moldmembers, of means acting in the direction of the spreading movement of'said spreadable mold members for dislodging type metal from between thepositioning surfaces of said members.

18. In a mold of the class described, a pair of spreadable mold membersdefining a casting opening and having cooperating surfaces forpositioning the members with respect to each other, of means fordislodging type metal from between said surfaces to permit their propercooperation in positioning the mold members.

7 19. The combination with a mold having a pair of spreadable moldmembers, of knife means for preventing the lodging of type metal frominterfering with the closing of the mold.

20. In amold, a mold member, asecond mold member having a ositionrelative said first mold member and 'fe means for preventing the lodgingof type metal from interfering with the relative positioning of saidmembers.

21. In a mold, a pair of mold members having relative pos tidns, one ofsaid members presenting a relatively sharp edge to the other of saidmembers to prevent the lodging of type metal from interfering with therelative positioning of said members.

22. In a mold, a mold member, a second mold member movable relative said'first member, one of said mold members being grooved to present arelatively sharp edge to the other of said mold members.

23. In a mold, a mold member, a second mold member movable relative saidfirst mold member, one of said mold members being tapered to present arelatively sharp edge to the other of said mold members.

24:. In a mold, a body portion, a pair of spreadable casting jawsslidably mounted upon said body portion, said casting jaws presentingrelatively sharp .edges to said body portion and the body portion beinrecessed to permit any type metal displaced by said edges to drop fromthe mold.

25. The combination with a mold.wheel, of a mold of the usual formationadapted for attachment to said mold wheel, a mold dev ce havingspreadable jaw means for casting a slug with retention means forsecuring the slug in a type holder or carrier, said second mold devicebeing adapted for attachment to the meld wheel and for selective usewith said first mold, and means for locklng the spreadable jaw means ofsaid second mold. against spreading without interfering with the use ofthe usual mold w1th the wheel and without necessitating forming thesecond mold so that it will not be adapted for use on the wheelselectively with the usual mold.

26. The combination with a mold wheel. of a mold of the usual formationadapted forattachment to said mold wheel, a mold dev ce havingspreadable jaw means for casting a slug with retention means for securmgthe slug in a type holder or carrier, said second mold device beingadapted for attachment to the mold wheel and interchangeable with saidfirst mold, and means for locking the spreadable jaw means of saidsecond mold against spreading without interfering with the use of theusual mold with the wheel and without necessitating forming the secondmold so that it will a not be interchangeable with the first mold.

.27. The combination with a mold havingv jaws spreadable b motion oftranslation ofmcans for loc (ing said" jaws against spreading. saidmeans being carried by and forming a permanent part of the mold.

extending body portion along one edge of saidrplateand screw meansmounted in said flange and cooperating with said plate for adjusting theposition of said plate and of the matrix ositioning means thereon.

30. In combination, a mold, a matrix positioning member mounted thereon,and means adjustably secured in the mold and cooperable with said matrixpositioning member -for adjusting the position of said memben, 3"

31. The combination with a mold wheel having mounting lugs projectingfrom the face thereof and a mold of the usual formation adapted forattachment to the mold wheel by clamping-to said lugs of a moldhavingspreadable jaw means adapted for casting a slug 'Wllll retentlonmeans for se-- cur ng theslugi in a-holder or carrier, said last moldbeingadapted for attachment to the .mold wheel interchangeably with saidfirst-mold by clamping. to said lugs.

j 32. The combination with .a' mold wheel having mounting lugsprojectingfrom the face thereof, and a mold of the usual formationadapted for attachment tothe mold wheel by'clamping tosaid lugs of a.mold having .spreadable jaw means adapted for """casting a-yslugfwithretention means for securing the slug in a holder or carrier,

said second mold being adapted for attachinent to themold wheel byclamping to said lugs and for selective-use with said first mold.

' 33; The-combination with a mold wheel having mounting' lugs projectingfrom the face thereof, of a mold having spreadable jaw means adapted forcastinga slug with retention means for securing" the slug in a -holderor carrier, said mold. having exten sion projecting longitudinally.beyond the opposite'ends thereof, said projections being slotted andscrews. carried by the lugs on 5 the mold'wheel andengageable in saidslotted extensions to clamp the mold to the bers, and liner meanscarried by and 34. In a mold, the combination of a pair of spreadablejaw members, an arm normally holding one of said members in closedposition and extending along the other of.

said jawmembers, said other jaw member and said arm having adjacentbeveled edges,

2. face plate exten'ding'over said edges, and

a locking device pivoted in saidface plate and provided with atapered'projection en-' gageable with said adjacent beveled edges tolock the jaw members against movement.

1 35. In a mold, the combination of a body portion, a casting jaw, a pinslidably mounted in the body portion. a stem secured 'in said bodyportion and projecting therefrom, said stem having a head, and a springinterposed between the slidable pin and said head and acting on saidmold through'sai-d 1n. p 36. The combination of a mold havingsprea-dable jaw members for casting a slug with retention means forsecuring the slug in a holder or carrier of liner-means varied ovablewith the other mold member andlcooperable with said first liner means. 1

by and movable with one of said mold 37 In a mold, abody portion, a faceplate, said body portion being offset to receive said plate and providea projecting flange and an adjust-ing mrew mounted in said-flange andengageable with said plate for. adjusting the sameover said ofi'setsurface.

38. In a mold the combination ofa jaw portion, means for opening saidjaw portion, said opening means being automat cally returned to itsoriginal position solely by the closin of said jaw portion. I

39. n a mold, liner means having a relatively sharp edge for preventingthe lodging of type metal from interfering with the OP- .eration of'themold.

'40. The-combination with a matrix having a casting face of mold meansdefinln a casting opening adjacent face, s a1 mold means having meansfor forming a slug with a relatively wide head overhanging-one side onlyof'the slugean'd providing a relatively wide printing face and means.

adjacent said head forming means for forming mounting means in the slugad acent said head, and a separable gate with means for forming aseparable connection, between the gate and head. a

41..The combination with a' matnx havng a casting'face of mold meansdefining a casting opening. adjacent said face, said' mold meansincludin a jaw members, one 0 said spreadable jaw members having arelatively widecasting ve-at the end .of the casting space'defined bythe mold, said. oove forming a Slug h a relatively wi e headioverhaniair of *spreadable Q ing one side only of thesIug-amEpr VidiD I arelatively wide printing face and means adjacent said head forming meansfor forming mounting means in theslug adjacent said head, and aseparable gate with means for forming a separable connection between thegate and head.

42. The combination with a matrix having a casting'face of mold meansdefining a casting opening adjacent said face, said mold means havingspreadable jaw members for .forming retention means on the slug adjacentthe casting opening and a separable gate with means adjacent theretention formlng means for forming a separable connection between saidgate and said head, one of said jaw members having means for forming theslug with a relatively wide head overhanging one side only of the slugand providing a relatively wide printing face.

43. The combination with a mold having spreadable jaw means for forminga slug with retention means for securing same in a holder or carrier andwith a removable gate of means for forming a recess and ribs on saidgate, on said gate only.

44. The combination with a mold having spreadable jaw means for forminga slug with retention means for securing same in a holder or carrier anda stationary body portion for forming a removablegate on the slug, ofmeans on the stationary body portion for forming a recess, and ribs onsaid gate, only.

45. The combination with a matrix having a casting face of mold meansdefining a casting opening adjacent said faces, said mold means havingjaw members spreadable by motion of translation and having casting facesfor casting sides of the slug, and one of said jaw members having arelatively wide recess for casting a wide overhanging head on the slugoutwardly beyond the sides cast by said casting faces.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 8 day of November,1922.

HARLEY J. MEGLEY.

